I love our troops, but the Army is really pissing me off. I served for 4.5 years and I'd have to say that in the end, it was an inconvenience.
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i respect every soldier, who deserves it. i am a good soldier, but i hate the army. it sucks for me. i dont do any thing wrong at work. but i am not serving my country or helping the ppl. i am just serving the army. and i am tired of wasting my life. my unit is so freaking stupid...

I joined the army in 2008 to try to better my life and it went down hill since then. When I got out of AIT I was given my orders and went to the unit that was on my orders. They said they couldn’t find record of me and since I was young and stupid I kept showing up… but...

Hi still goin strong waiting for my mega **** in the sink i have been waiting for hours now.
My dad is still up and i would normally go ahead and do a ******* **** but im quite young so my *** doesnt reach the ******* sink.
I am gonna creep upstairs an get a stool soon,am...

I am writing this on behalf of non-motivated combat arms lower-downs everywhere. if you have an issue with the army, do not use your chain of command. do not use your NCO support channel. due to the surge in 2006, they are filled with convicts, drug addicts, and other people...

I have two MBA's and when I applied to be an officer they told me that I am not eligible because my battalion commander didn't sign my recommendation. I have two years in this terrible, shameless organization where the ignorance is sky rocking and the "leaders" are just ignorant...

I HATE Army life. HATE IT HATE IT HATE IT. Have you ever noticed that many kids are having freak outs because their dad is gone or because they had to move or because their best friend had to move. This happens way too often! I am SOOOOO SICK OF IT. We've had to move at the most...

I don't hate the Army (or the military) PER SE, but I DO hate militarISM and that the Military Industrial CONGRESSIONAL Complex is completely out of control. I'm sorry that the rank and file GI's are being wasted for nothing good (generals and admirals wax rich, as does the MICC...

I've been in the Army for 3 years now and when I joined they were doing some sort of double-swear in thing, so although I enlisted in July of '09, all my paperwork says June '10, the month I shipped for basic...so in the process I was cheated a year.
Also, my recruiter couldnt...

They know what is going on is Wrong. They know any rule taken to the Extreme is Harmful. They know what is going on destroys the ability to lead soldiers effectively and alienates the soldiers from the NCO's. They know it is harmful to unit cohesion, to esprit de corps and Moral...

The army does not care about families. I feel they brain wash the soldiers. I pray my husband gets the 15 year retirement we find out in a few months. I have never seen so much bs in my life. The army is ruining my family. It's making me & my husband fight alot. They continually...

soldier first. His ex-wife lived off of his pay during their marriage, barely has her GED, and voluntarily gave up custody of their two sons upon divorce. When we filed for back child support, which was well over $10,000, she began making accusations against my husband about...

You cannot be an aggressive body, and claim to be defensive, by sheer etymological definition. Murder is not a defensive act. Period. Murder is something ignorant people do when they don't have the intellect to defend themselves. I do not condone any person, any group, any body...

and their families. The institution does not care about how much service a soldier put in or the awards he has earned; those in charge care only about their warped sense of "justice"-anyone in their way, even innocent children, is simply another casualty of whatever "war" they...

albeit not surprised, at the disrespect, hatred, and vitriol of so many of the responses to posts in this group. Their responses are loaded with shaming language and whoa be it to he who tries to defend his position. Is that what the Army taught them? Intolerance? Hate? Blind...

I HATE the army!!!! And yes, I was in the Army. I left the army and got my revenge.
The problem with the Army is that instead of maintaining order and discipline in good ways, they do it by bullying and absolutism. Instead of getting you to obey in GOOD WAYS such as trust...

I don't hate the Army exactly, but I certainly neither like it nor miss it. Certainly there are good people whom I've met along the way and I'm grateful for them, but I've come to regard my leaving the Army as ending an abusive relationship, which is pretty much what it was. I...

I'm currently in the US Army, 11B, been there, done that and got the t-shirt in Afghanistan. Getting out and I'm in the middle of a medical discharge for stress and various other physical ailments, and I am without a doubt going to get my reparations for what they've done to me...

Just to think two years ago I had a decent job with opportunity for advancement. I still don't know what I was thinking, but I hate myself for it. It kills me getting paid for nothing and I mean literally nothing. On a daily basis I am starring into space or texting my life away...

For a couple of weeks, I actually felt guilty about wanting this... but every single day that guilt dissipates more and more. I'll start with my background story.
Since I was a little boy, I could not wait until I was old enough to join the military. Upon completing high school...

I am CFBC, child free by choice for those who don't know. I was a CF supporter before I married a solider. Never knew it was an issue... And then we moved 7,000 miles from home and I began the process of trying to make friends. I was immediately ostracized. Unbenounced to me you...

does the army hate it soldiers, or is it the 101st? not so sure what one it is, but i know i cant get any wose that where im at. ive been a line medic for some time, with 2 deployments under my belt and a third one just around the corner. i dont know where to even start why i...

Im currently have 10 months left in and I can't wait to get out. Move back to California, back to the west coast. I've gone through my fair share of BS and glad to be less than a year away. I have no plans on re-enlisting. I lost the passion for this job and am now ready to use...

Just think about it. They recruit those that are hopeless, poor, young and naive. Men and women who fear their dream job is out of reach due because they cannot pay for college or grad school. Inner city kids who fear being stuck in poverty all their lives. I heard of several men...

We all have our own reasons for liking / disliking the Army. I, judging on this group, am of the latter. All I can say is I have been driven to the point of being physically sick just thinking about it. Anyone know of ways to get an honorable discharge?
I'm considering all...

So I have been in the Army for six years, with ETS leave I have only five months left - I can't wait to get out. Every day I'm counting, one by one until the day I finally get that bulldog stamp. I have issues with the Army, which I will address here, but I believe that hate is a...

I dont know if its just me, but on Yahoo Answers Military category, other military types on that site, and some of the people who have commented on stories from this group are really beginning to **** me off with their macho, tough guy, authoritarian, far-right, loyalist attitude...

Let me start by saying that I haven't always had a problem with the army. I was blessed with 5 amazing years with great people and leadership. Everything seemed to function as advertised. My unit felt like a family and we really had a fantastic group of leaders. Everything...

Suicide in the Military is SKY HIGH and you know why? Because the Army ( I can't speak for any other branch) is absolutely awful. I strongly considered ending my own life in order to not have to deal with the content BULLSHIT highers put us though, for no reason what so ever...

so ive been in the army for 8 yrs and ive seen my fair share of combat as an infantryman.
well i told a soldier to do something, very simple but he ignores me so i tell him again to make sure he heard me. long story short he blows me off and instead of yelling at him (because the...

I retired after 20 years (E-8) , and all I have to say is that I found out where all the idiots have been hiding. There's an old saying:
"The difference between the circus and the army is that the army has bigger tents and salutes its clowns". I am so glad I am out, the U.S...

Why do people make it a career have to go against the grain when you say your getting out?
''the economy is bad, I know someone who has a degree and is having a hard time finding a job''
''Its worth getting that paycheck for the rest of your life, after 20 years''
''You got...

The main reason I don't like the army is because of the Drill Sergeants AKA Homo Neanderthalensis sergeant. I find myself at odds with my post at "I don't care about Celebrities" in the case of drill sergeants and Amy Chua too. Yikes, they're so mean and are a bit different from...

My husband is E-5 has been in 13 years no displine issues. We are stationed in Hawaii my son started having major medical issues and our lovely military medical center Tripler keep giving him more and more medication. We came home in December for a funeral and my son got sick and...

Man, where do I even begin?1- Double standards2- Favoritism3- Rank elitism4- Being bullied because I'm not airborne5- Being denied promotion because I'm not airborne6- APFT scores are the only scores that carry any weight7- Leaders assuming all junior enlisted soldiers are...

I never dreamed I would meet so many people that share my views of life in the US Army. It makes for an appealing work day while I sit chained to my desk day in and day out.
So what's there to say? Well, I am 13 year veteran of this organization and I have reached the...

My husband is an 11bangbang. He was stationed in El Paso at Ft. Bliss about 6 months ago. A week after living here he got a skin condition the derm called "Lichen Planus". It causes him immense pain when his body temp rises, and he was put on a dead man's profile because of it...